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Reminds of the old story that I heard (unsure if it's true or not) about Torpenhow Hill in the UK. Over centuries... various invaders and conquerors had come to that place and asked what it was called... First it was called Tor later on invaders added the word 'Pen' which was their word for Hill... later, more invaders came along and added the suffix 'How' which was their word for Hill.... and finally... it was named in more modern English as Torpenhow Hill.... which literally translates as Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill. I don;t know if that's 100% true or not... but it's an amusing little story and given the oddities of the English language... I'd like to think it was. Especially given there's a species of bear out there that's name is literally translated as Bear, Bear, Bear.From the [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpenhow_Hill) page: > A. D. Mills in his Dictionary of English Place-Names interprets the name as "Ridge of the hill with a rocky peak", giving its etymology as Old English torr, Celtic *penn, and Old English hoh, each of which mean 'hill'. Thus, the name Torpenhow Hill could be interpreted as 'hill-hill-hill Hill'. I think it's a hill?
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains
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I sometimes wonder why that isnt just "New Wales". Is there something so distinct about the south of Wales that makes it be seen as something distinct to name something after?
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Australia is also just called South. And apparently someone proposed the name Borealia (North) for Canada.
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains>- Shark bay >- Great Sandy Desert >- Little Sandy Desert >- Snowy Mountains Lol these sound like Super Mario Bros levels
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Honestly surprised it's that low
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains
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Reminds of the old story that I heard (unsure if it's true or not) about Torpenhow Hill in the UK. Over centuries... various invaders and conquerors had come to that place and asked what it was called... First it was called Tor later on invaders added the word 'Pen' which was their word for Hill... later, more invaders came along and added the suffix 'How' which was their word for Hill.... and finally... it was named in more modern English as Torpenhow Hill.... which literally translates as Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill. I don;t know if that's 100% true or not... but it's an amusing little story and given the oddities of the English language... I'd like to think it was. Especially given there's a species of bear out there that's name is literally translated as Bear, Bear, Bear.
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Reminds of the old story that I heard (unsure if it's true or not) about Torpenhow Hill in the UK. Over centuries... various invaders and conquerors had come to that place and asked what it was called... First it was called Tor later on invaders added the word 'Pen' which was their word for Hill... later, more invaders came along and added the suffix 'How' which was their word for Hill.... and finally... it was named in more modern English as Torpenhow Hill.... which literally translates as Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill. I don;t know if that's 100% true or not... but it's an amusing little story and given the oddities of the English language... I'd like to think it was. Especially given there's a species of bear out there that's name is literally translated as Bear, Bear, Bear.Unfortunately, [Tom Scott](https://youtu.be/NUyXiiIGDTo) has already debunked this
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Sometimes name it after a person, or some shit that went down there, especially if its not someplace important. Like its not the nightmare town, there's nothing particular about it. So it's susanstown, and attempts to discover local lore would find stories about the ancient founder that have been embellished over the years.Derekshithispantsthereville
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy MountainsThe Powerpuff Girls happened in Australia‽‽
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains
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Fun fact: Celts were originally central European, but the British Isles and Brittany were the only places Celtic culture survived the Romans.
